Capitol Creativity Network: An Integral Approach to Releasing Your Creativity

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See map: Google MapsWilliam James said "Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way." The converse of that might be to say that creativity is stifled by our tendencies to routinize our thinking into cognitive ruts. One of most comprehensive ways in which the ruts of modern thought have been explosed and disrupted is Integral Theory. First elucidated by Jean Gebser and more fully fleshed-out by many others, including Ken Wilber, Integral Theory weaves together a tapestry of eastern and western developmental psychology, a radical understanding of taking multiple perspectives, the emergent wisdom of multiple intelligences, a revolutionary view of ordinary and nonordinary states, and an appreciation of the various typologies found in tantra, eneagrams, Myers-Briggs, and the like. The resultant rich tapestry leaves those who understand its basic principals with a drastically expanded canvas on which to paint our lives, our work, our world. In this session, Tom Goddard, PhD, will take CCN's participants through a lightning-fast, experiential tour of some of the key elements of the theory with a specific emphasis on unveiling the "bigger canvas" that we can work on in any aspect of our lives, professional and personal. Perhaps more importantly, participants will have an opportunity to begin to apply Integral Theory to actual issues in their own lives to get a taste of the power of this expanded way of seeing the world. Dr. Goddard, a psychologist and lawyer, has been involved with Wilber's Integral Institute and Integral University since each institution was founded, has led several Integral Intensives, and has presented with CCN's Michelle James a series of workshops on Integral Leadership in an Emergent World.